Anden Kongebog 17
1 I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsaar blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni Aar.
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.
2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.
3 Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.
4 Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den aarlige Skat. Saa berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
5 Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre Aar;
And the king of Assyria overran the whole land, and went up against Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6 og i Hoseas niende Regeringsaar indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 Saaledes gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Haand, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
And so it was, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods;
8 de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9 og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttaarnene til de befæstede Byer;
And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
10 de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter paa alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;
11 og tændte Offerild der paa alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, saa at de krænkede HERREN;
and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
12 de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: »Det maa I ikke gøre!«
and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13 Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: »Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg paalagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!«
And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets.
14 Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede paa HERREN deres Gud;
But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.
15 de lod haant om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, saa de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde paalagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant which he had made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he had testified unto them; and they followed vanity and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.
16 de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig ogsaa Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;
17 de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gaa igennem Ilden, drev Spaadomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, saa de krænkede ham.
and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
18 Derfor blev HERREN saare fortørnet paa Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Aasyn, saa der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.
19 Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.
20 Derfor forkastede HERREN hele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, gav dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Aasyn.
And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel; and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21 Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
For Israel had rent [the kingdom] from the house of David; and they had made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam violently turned Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
22 og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begaaet, og veg ikke derfra,
And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:
23 saa at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Aasyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel maatte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day.
24 Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.
25 Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.
26 Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: »De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.
27 Og Assyrerkongen bød: »Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
And the king of Assyria commanded saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye have brought away from thence; and let them go and abide there, and let him teach them the manner of the god of the land.
28 Saa kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
29 Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene paa Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opført, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.
30 Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,
31 Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 Men de frygtede ogsaa HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præster ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene paa Højene.
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.
33 De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede ogsaa deres egne Guder paa de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
34 Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde faaet, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35 Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: »I maa ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36 men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
but Jehovah alone, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
37 De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder!
And the statutes and the ordinances and the law, and the commandment which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
38 Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, maa I ikke glemme, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder;
And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;
39 men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, saa vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Haand!«
but ye shall fear Jehovah your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40 Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
41 Saaledes frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskaarne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day.
